Faculty

Children's Hospital
1200 N. Everett Dr 
ET-3BNP520
Oklahoma City, OK 73104

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Education:

• MS - Louisiana State University Medical School, New Orleans, LA (1994-1996)
• Master of Medical Science - Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai, China (1986-1989)
• MD - Qingdao Medical College, Qingdao, Shandong, China (1978-1983)

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Board Certification(s):

• Diplomate, Pediatric Pathology, American Board of Pathology
• Diplomate, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
• Certified Laboratory Specialist, Molecular Biology, National Credentialing Agency (NCA)
• Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Specialist in Biochemistry and Immunology, Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners

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Residency:

• Pediatrics, Qingdao Medical College University Hospital, Qingdao, China (1983-1986)
• Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK (2003-2007)

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Fellowship:

• Fellow and Graduate Research Assistant, Perinatology Program, Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai, China (1986-1989)
• Pediatric Pathology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH (2007-2008)

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Select Publications:

1. Morimoto M, Yu Z, Stenzel P, Clewing JM, Najafian B, Mayfield C, Hendson G, Weinkauf JG, Gormley AK, Parham DM, Ponniah U, André JL, Asakura Y, Basiratnia M, Bogdanović R, Bokenkamp A, Bonneau D, Buck A, Charrow J, Cochat P, Cordeiro I, Deschenes G, Fenkçi MS, Frange P, Fründ S, Fryssira H, Guillen-Navarro E, Keller K, Kirmani S, Kobelka C, Lamfers P, Levtchenko E, Lewis DB, Massella L, McLeod DR, Milford DV, Nobili F, Saraiva JM, Semerci CN, Shoemaker L, Stajić N, Stein A, Taha D, Wand D, Zonana J, Lücke T, Boerkoel CF: Reduced elastogenesis: A clue to the arteriosclerosis and emphysematous changes in Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia? Orphanet J Rare Dis, 7: 70, September 2012. (Internet-only journal)
2. Wilson PL, Davis A, Goodman JR, Notley L, Li S, Lee J-Y, Yu Z, Wierenga KJ, Wagner AF.  Prenatal diagnosis of osteopathia striata with cranial sclerosis in a male fetus with a ~330kb deletion of Xq11.1 involving the WTX gene.  Am J Med Biol Res. Feb 2013;1(1):33-36. doi: 10.12691/ajmbr-1-1-6.
3. Uwaydah N, Jones A, Elkaissi M, Yu Z, Palmer BW. Pediatric robot-assisted laparoscopic radical adrenalectomy for neuroblastoma in a 15-month old: a case report. J Robot Surg. Published online 05 December 2013. Doi: 10.1007/s11701-013-0441-0
4. Hiebert J, Johnson A. Tran H, Yu Z, Glade R. Congenital tongue mass with concomitant cleft palate and bifid tongue: a case report and review of the literature. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2015 July 14. [Epub ahead of print] doi:10.1597/15-062. PMID: 26171569.
5. Morimoto M, Wang K, Yu Z, Gormley A, Parham D, Bogdanovic R, Loecke T, Mayfield C, Weksberg R, Hendson G, Boerkoel C. Transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms contribute to the dysregulation of elastogenesis in Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia. Pediatr Res. 2015 August 26. [Epub ahead of print] doi: 10.1038/pr.2015.156. PMID: 26309238.
6. Tran HH, McNall-Knapp RY, Gross NL, Alleman AM, Yu Z, Orr BA, Fung KM. Medulloepitheliomatous component of immature teratoma lacks amplification at chromosome 19q13.42 locus – report of a case. Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2016;9(1):345-352. Epub 2016 January 1. Published 2016 January 15.
7. Gallant R, Bonney P, Peek L, Yu Z, Crawford D. Voriconazole-induced hepatotoxicity following the administration of PEG-asparaginase: case report. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2016 October 17. doi: 10.1002/pbc.26293. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 27748018
8. Hiebert R, Welliver RC, Yu Z. Fusarium osteomyelitis in a patient with Pearson syndrome: case report and review of the literature. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016 October 7; 3(4). doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofw183. PMID: 27757410
9. Morimoto M, Myung C, Beirnes K, Choi K, Asakura Y, Bokenkamp A, Bonneau D, Brugnara M, Charrow J, Colin E, Davis A, Deschenes G, Gentile M, Giordano M, Gormley A, Govender R, Joseph M, Keller K, Lerut E, Levtchenko E, Massella L, Mayfield C, Najafian B, Parham D, Spranger J, Stenzel P, Yis U, Yu Z, Zonana J, Hendson G, Boerkoel CF. Increased Wnt and Notch signaling: a clue to the renal disease in Schimke immunoosseous dysplasia? Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2016 Nov 5;11(1):149. DOI 10.1186/s13023-016-0519-7. PMID: 27816064
10. Nandyal R, Parham D, Yu Z, Escobedo M. Congenital alveolar capillary dysplasia and new associations: a case series with a report of new associations and literature review. Med Rep Case Stud. Mar 2017, 2(1): 129. (Journal not currently indexed for MedLine)

Book Chapters

1. Fung KM, Yu Z, Petropoulou K. Pediatric Malignancies: Pathology and Imaging. New York: Springer Science+Business Media; 2015. Chapter 6, Tumors of the Central Nervous System; p151-201.
2. Yu Z, Parham D, Kukreja M. Pediatric Malignancies: Pathology and Imaging. New York: Springer Science+Business Media; 2015. Chapter 7, Pediatric Cancer in the Head and Neck; p203-226.
3. Yu Z, Parham D. Biopsy Interpretation of Pediatric Lesions. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health; 2014. Chapter 4, Soft tissue; p118-149.
4. Yu Z, Parham D. Color Atlas of Pediatric Pathology. New York: Demos Medical Publishing; 2011. Chapter 5, Soft tissue lesions; p79-101.